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Friday, August 17, 2012

A 20-Year Low in US Carbon Emissions

A 20-Year Low in US Carbon Emissions

New York Times (blog) -
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from January through March were the lowest of any recorded for the first quarter of the year since 1992, the federal Energy Information Administration reports. The agency attributed the decline to a ...

Is The US Carbon Emissions Drop Real 'Weight' Loss, Or Just A Fad Diet?

Huffington Post -
As any credible health professional will tell you, the only way to realize and sustain healthy weight loss over the long-term is with discipline, a balanced diet, and a consistent regiment of exercise. So what does this have to do with energy and climate?

CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low


PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful ...

US carbon emissions in surprise drop

Bangkok Post -
The smoke stacks at American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia in 2009. US emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change fell in 2011 and have slipped to a 20-year low this year as the the world's ...

AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By KEVIN BEGOS. The Associated Press. PITTSBURGH — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest ...

What's Reducing Carbon Emissions? Natural Gas.

Daily Beast -
US-Energy-Gas-Environment Workers change pipes at Consol Energy Horizontal Gas Drilling Rig exploring the Marcellus Shale outside the town of Waynesburg, PA on April 13, 2012. (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images). One of the unsung innovations ...

CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low; some experts optimistic on global ...

Fox News -
FILE - in this June 25, 2012 file photo, a crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its ...

Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Are Putting the Kabosh on Clean Energy

Wired News (blog) -
Since the 1950s, the US has had a perverse approach to energy. In effect we have maximized demand by building bigger, hungrier cars, homes, and lifestyles and minimized supply by limiting oil drilling, coal mining, and nuclear development. And how do we ...

US carbon emissions drop to 20-year low

Sky News Australia -
The amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the US has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years as power plant operators switch from coal to natural gas. Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, ...

Carbon dioxide surprise sees decreased levels being released

Philadelphia Inquirer - ‎19 hours ago‎
Carbon dioxide surprise sees decreased levels being released. PITTSBURGH - In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the United States has fallen dramatically, to its lowest level in 20 years, and ...

In a surprise, CO2 emissions fall to 20-year low in US

USA TODAY -
Mainly because power plants have switched from coal to natural gas, climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions hit an unexpected 20-year low earlier this year, the Associated Press reports. AP cites a "little-noticed technical report" released earlier this ...

US Carbon Emissions: 2012 Levels At 20 Year Low

Huffington Post -
... co2 Emissions Levels 20 Year Low, Us Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Us Carbon Dioxide Emissions Levels, Us Carbon Emissions, Us Carbon Emissions Levels, Us co2 Emissions Levels, Green News. PITTSBURGH — In a surprising turnaround, the amount ...
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